Savanna Steinhoff shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Good morning Savanna, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
Recently I have found joy in rediscovering.
I have been reawakening many aspects of my life to reframe and enjoy the little things such as community, my surroundings, and the people I spend time with.
I have lived in Estes Park for about a year now, although I have worked up here about five-ish years, these past months I have taken time to learn more about the town’s community. I have really enjoyed spending time at the public library, I greatly appreciate their creative room where you can build, craft and create almost anything with the tools and support provided. The library holds plenty of classes and community events I have enjoyed learning about. Endless options to check out! I’ve knocked the dust off of my love for knitting, they provide tools you can check out such as spinners, knitting needles and yarn if you wanna try something new or reconnect with something old.
I know the town well, but I have made it a goal to go into every shop, boutique, and restaurant. It is a pretty small town so you would think I’ve done it all by now… Not anywhere close! I still have so much to see and visit. The geniality these small shops provides are so warm, kind, welcoming really amazing people. It makes you appreciate the joys of shopping with friends and loved ones.
I have rekindled the love in a phone call. It seems trivial, but in the day in age of connection everywhere I am grounded in the simplicity of a phone conversation. Reconnecting with someone I care about through the sound of their voice. I find myself sitting by a stream or walking around the lake having a conversation with my Mom or Brother watching the clouds drift by. Those phone calls are some of the best moments I have in my day to day tasks.
Revisiting the simplicities of my life has brought me so much joy in these hard economic times. It’s nice to look at something I have done a million times in a different light and find joy within it.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Savanna Steinhoff, I am an Actor, Model, Singer, Dancer & Director.
I have a Theatre Education and Theatre Studies degree, a Dance Minor and an Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate.
My creative focus is filmmaking. I want to tell real stories of real people.
Whether it be a commercial of your restaurant, how your food brings together loved ones with new shared memories, or a short story how this hiking trail with your dad changed your relationship forever for the better, I want to share that story. I want to bring your vision to life.
When the time is right, I love bringing nature into my art, the grounded feeling of raw human emotion surrounded with the beauty of The Rocky Mountains can elevate your businesses marketing in Colorado.
I want to tell your story with care, make it relatable and understandable.
Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who taught you the most about work?
My father worked so hard his entire life. He was blue collar. Hard working. Always working.
He worked hard to provide for his family, and on his day off’s he would work hard to make the house a home. Always one thing after another. He worked to have the backyard and garden he wanted. He built himself two different sheds and a boat house. He built the porch we BBQ on and the deck that goes around our home.
David Steinhoff was the man who taught me how to be independent, strong willed, and a problem solver.
Don’t half ass it, or you have more work later.
My father taught me if I wanted something done in life, I needed to do it. No one is holding you back.
-In loving memory of my father David Steinhoff.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Loss has taught me to enjoy the moment and the people.
As hard as it is to stay present, I have learned to enjoy the moment when I can because the next is not promised.
I know it has been said before, but grief flips the world upside down and it will never be the same. I look at art and think about the artist who created it, I look at a brownie and wonder how many recipe cards had been trashed until they got it just right. The person, the story behind the product, means so much more to me.
I want to sit in the moment, maybe capture it if I am lucky enough to do so.
Our lives are so fickle it’s a treat to share it with somebody special.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
I admire Audrey Hepburn.
Hepburn was an icon for her style, talent, and humanitarian efforts.
As a little girl, she inspired me to smile, love my funny face, the way she popped and moved to jazz in “Funny Face” made me want to dance outside of traditional ballet. She was so beautifully elegant and fun! I wanted to be her in every way.
When I learned about Hepburn’s experience with malnutrition and her humanitarian efforts for children’s rights around the world, I wasn’t surprised. Everything I understood about her seemed so genuine and humble. As a girl, I knew she was warm and kind. As a woman, I grew to learn Hepburn was a true hero as she used underground dance performances to raise money for the Freedom Fighters, she dedicated so much to children in war-torn regions with UNICFE, she was a talent with unshakable heroism and empathy.
Hepburn was a true diamond, beautiful and strong.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What are you doing today that won’t pay off for 7–10 years?
I feel like much of my career is ahead of me. I have only just started. I hope everything I am doing now is setting the stage for the next ten years, but who’s to say? I create because it is my passion, but I hope that in ten years, my joy can pull more financial weight. It is pertinent to love your “survival job” as an artist, but I dream that my work can be my true passion.
We romanticize the idea of the starving artist.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @_YaGirlSav
- Other: savvysavannasteinhoff@gmail.com
